Welcome to the IMA

Mycology is the study of all aspects of the fungi. This implies that the IMA should strive to promote mycology in its widest sense. For the coming four year term and until the IMC congress at Edinburgh in 2010, the Executive Committee and the Officers of the IMA will strive to:

• Provide useful information and links on the website, to strengthen mycological integration and collaboration;
• Promote open access of mycological journals and books, and support the flagship journals of our science to be more competitive with those of other sciences;
• Establish online repositories under the auspices and management of the IMA, to which members can contribute and own;
• Establish a promotional platform for all aspects of mycology in the IMA, which would enhance the visibility of our science.

News

• Fungus on the Fourth Plinth
• Fungal Evolution Conference 2009 - Final Call for submission of Posters
• MycoAfrica vol 2 iss 3
• New sustaining member of the IMA All-Russian Academy of Mycology
• The AmericanAcademy of Microbiology has released its newest colloquium report, "The Fungal Kingdom: Diverse and Essential Roles in Earth's Ecosystem." access the report in its entirety at: www.asm.org/colloquia/text under "Just Released."  All of the Academy's colloquia reports, as well as supplemental podcasts, can be downloaded from that website as well. 
• The International Association for Lichenology (IAL) Business Meeting, Asilomar, Monterray, California, 17 July 2008, passed the following resolution:

Upcoming Mycological Meetings

2009 Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology
Manchester, U.K.
July 19 - July 24, 2009

2009 MSA Meeting
(joint meeting with the Botanical Society of America, American Fern Society, American Bryological and Lichenological Society, and American Society of Plant Taxonomists)
Snowbird, UT, USA
July 25-29, 2009

2009 American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting
Portland, OR, USA
August 1-5, 2009

Sixth International Symbiosis Society Congress
Madison, WI, USA
August 10-14, 2009

The 27th International Specialised Symposium on Yeast: " Pasteur's Legacy: Yeast for Health and Biotechnologies"
Date: 2009 Aug 26 - 2009 Aug 29
Venue: Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
Contact:
Dr Claude Gaillardin Microbiologie et Génétique Moléculaire, CNRS UMR 2582 INRA UMR 1238, Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon, Thiverval Grignon, 78850, France Tel: +33 1 30 815 452 Fax: +33 1 30 845 457 Email: claude.gaillardin@grignon.inra.fr
http://www.fems-microbiology.org/website/nl/page61.asp

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